Sunday, February 04, 2007

Oh yes!!! Oh yeah!!! OMG!!! Singapore has done it again! Singapore has once again lift the ASEAN Cup(ex-Tiger Cup) trophy, this time on foreign soil. It is definitely a proud moment for the Lions, having successfully defended the title from a strong opposition like Thailand.

In terms of statistics, Singapore and Thailand are the only countries to bring home the trophy not once, not twice but thrice. So we are like kind of on par with Thailand, one of the best team in Asia.

But this title didn't come easy. We struggled against Malaysia in the semi-final. Than came the final against the Thais. In the first leg, that "referee decision" became the talk of the town and we recorded our first win against the Thais in many years, which of course many said we didn't deserve to win.

In the second leg, in the first half, we looked messy. Our defence looked shaky and threatened to crumble under the pressure created by the Thais. Than came that equaliser, which sent the Thais into a state of ecstasy. But they became too impatient in the second half. I could sense that they were pushing all out to find that winning goal, end the game once and for all and bring home the title. However, this became their weak point. They left gaps in their defence sometimes and it is because of the occassional gaps they left that allow our young hero, Khairul, to score that vital winning goal that sank the Thais. With 10 minutes left, the Thais grew even more impatient and wanted to gain the possession back whenever they lose it. What were the Thais thinking by having 3 of their players marking down one Singapore player at close range? So when the final whistle blew, their fate is sealed and Singapore bring home the Cup.

Good job Lions! Singapore is very very proud of you. =)

BUT! I didn't really sit down and watch the whole 90 minutes. Was hopping between Channel U and Channel 5.

The Grand Final of Project Superstar 2 also quite interesting mah

Anyway, was hoping that it was Diya who won cause she really is the better performer between the 2. But once again, the male won, all thanks to higher vote count.

Speaking of which, there are a lot of similarities between PSS 1 and PSS 2 grand Finals. Let me list a few...

1) The contestant not favoured by the judges won. (Diya won 3 out 5 rounds)
2) The female contestant always have this "exploding head" hairstyle. What is wrong with Mediacrop hairstylists?
3) The female contestant have a costume that rooted her to the ground. (Kelly wore the purple gown while singing "被爱的女人" and didn't move much. Diya even better. Standing on top of a platform with a costume i have no words to describe)

Anyway, whoever won doesn't matter. It is the fans who determine how far Daren or Diya will go in the already-very-congested Chinese Music industry.